The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.

The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their

weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.
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The given bar chart compares the spending of weekly budgets in families between 1968 and 2018.
Overall
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, it is obvious
by contrast
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that the highest
expenditure
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was on food in both years,
while
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the lowest was on fuel and power. As the chart shows, approximately 35% of income was spent on food in 1968, which decreased to 17% in 2018.
By contrast
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, there was exactly the same
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on household goods in 1968 and 2018, at 8%, respectively.
Furthermore
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, the
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on housing increased from 10% to 27%.
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, families spent the smallest percentage of their budget on fuel and power, at 7% and 4%, respectively.Spending on clothing and footwear was higher in 1968 at 10% compared to 5% in 2018. Turning to personal items, spending was twice as high in 2018 at 9%, compared to 4% in 1968. A significant portion of income in 2018 was spent on leisure, at 22%,
while
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it was at around 9% in 1968.
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,
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on transport was 8% and 14%, respectively.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "by contrast, while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words expenditure with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "chart" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "compares" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Weekly income
  • Expenditure
  • Consumption patterns
  • Cost of living
  • Discretionary spending
  • Inflation
  • Economic indicators
  • Demographics
  • Socio-economic factors
  • Technology advancements
  • Government policies
  • Consumerism
  • Lifestyle changes
  • Fiscal habits
  • Budget allocation
  • Financial priorities
  • Societal trends
  • Purchasing power
  • Income distribution
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